AS Confusing words Choose the correct word in each of the following sentences.. 47 Definitions 3 — more ‘parts of the body’ expressions Fill in the missing words in the sentences below.
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Choose the correct word in each of the following sentences
} Don’t tell my mother that you're having a baby It’s just that since you're not married well you know how (prudent/prudish) she is She's bound to be shocked
A (classical/classic) example of actors and actresses playing love scenes actually falling in love was when Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were filming
“Anthony and Cleopatra’’
3 Many people nowadays are changing from large cars to smail ones because they are far more (economic/economical}
4 Ifyou try long enough then you'll (eventually/possibly) succeed
5 Miss Bright’s really (effective/efficient), isn't she? I hate to think what would happen to the office if she ever decided to leave
6 1066 is one of the most (historical/historic} moments in British history
7 Ican’tread David's handwriting at all; it’s quite (eligrble/illegible)
8 The Centre Party has been (consequential/consistent) in its policy of opposing nuclear power
9 The new price increases will take (affect/effect) on April Ist
{0 If animals have to be killed for food, then it should be done as (humanty/ humanely) as possible so that the animal doesn't suffer needless pain
11 Did you have (an opportunity/a possibility) to visit the Louvre! when you were 1n Paris?
12 The question of equality between the sexes is very (actual/topical) nowadays
13 My teacher (complemented/complimented} me on my essay She said it was the best thing she had read fora long time
14 What I thought was a genuine Van Gogh turned out to be a forgery As a result, the pamting 1s now quite (worthless/invaluable)
15 Who else was at the party (beside/besides) the people from the office?
Ijust want to go to the (stationary/stationery) department to buy some envelopes
17 Peopte who emigrate to a new country usually take a while to (adapt/adopt) to the new way of life
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19 Only the most (imminent/eminent) scientists win the Nobel Prize
20 She started to cry when I told her that her essay was full of mistakes and would have to be rewritten But it wasn’t my (intention/meaning) to upset her; I was trying to be constructive
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Choose the word which best completes each sentence
1 1 can't read what you've written, Im afraid Your handwriting ts totally
e wrong
2 Only three people the crash Everyone else was killed
you from your wife
evaluable
5 Is tt possible to now for next term’s evening classes?
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6 I can’t play this afternoon, I’m afraid I've my ankle
€ deliver
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e immediately
When I was a child, my parents wouldn’t
later than 9 o’clock in the evenings
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the body’ expressions
Fill in the missing words in the sentences below Choose from the following:
put someone’s back up pull someone's leg by ear
live from hand to mouth pay through the nose pick someone’s brains lose one’s head give someone the cold tight-fisted
shoulder
Keep your hair on! be up in arms over/about — tongue-in-cheek
something
money as $0on as you get it and never save for the future You just live from day
to day
play it without using printed music - you play it from memory
protest very strongly about something
5 Ifa person is he or she 1s too shy or nervous to speak
him or her in an unfriendly way
calm!" or ‘Don't get angry.””
11 To means to talk to someone about a problem in order to make use of his or her knowledge or ideas
More money for something than it is worth,
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the person something which is quite untrue
IS A is a long word or phrase which is very difficult
to say quickly or correctly (e.g She sells sea-shells on the sea shore.)
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Fill in the missing words in the definitions below Choose from the following
1 Money paid from the profits of a company to the people who
have shares 1m 1t
2 Money that you have to pay as a pumshment for breaking the law
3 A sum of money you pay regularly to an insurance company
for a policy you have taken out with them
4 A sum of money given to someone who helps the police or
helps to return stolen property to its owner
5 A more forma! word for rich
6 An amount of money paid to a salesperson — usually a percent-
age of the value of the goods they have sold
7 A sum of money paid as a percentage of a larger sum that has
been borrowed or invested
8 The money you pay to travel by plane, bus, train, etc
The money or property you get from someone when they die
10 A tax paid to the government, especially on things you import
into a country 1I The sum of money that a court orders someone to pay to
another person for harming them or their property
12 Money paid for the release of someone who has been kidnapped
13 The cost of moving goods from one place to another
14 Payments made to the writer of a book, a piece of music, etc
out of the money made from selling that work
15 A reduction made in the cost of something you are buying
16 The amount of money you pay a professional person (doctor,
solicitor, etc ) for their services
17 Something bought cheaply or for less than the usual price
18 A sum of money which 1s returned to you, eg because you
have returned goods to a shop or have paid too much
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Is the word (or words) in bold type in each of the following sentences used correctly or not? If you think it is, put a tick (“) in the RIGHT column If you think it isn’t, put a tick in the WRONG column (You can also try to explain why it is used wrongly.)
1 To join up is to enter the army, navy or air force
voluntarily
wn Before a funeral, dead bodies are kept in the
mortuary
A kauekle is part of the hand
The people who work on a ship are called the cast
You usually find crockery in the kitchen
Bonnet, boot and glove compartment are all
9 If you are very fat you would probably find it
hard to make ends meet
10 The word parting has something to do with hair
11 Sage and thyme are both used for cooking, se Gurre
12 In the semi-final of the World Cup, Holland beat
14 Oranges usually have lots of pips in them
15 Which make of cigarettes do you smoke?
16 I had a hangover this morning I must have
17 If you were feeling heavy-eyed, you would be
feeling very angry
19 The school arranged a visitation to Windsor Castle, He
20 If you want British people to smile for a
photograph, you often say to them before you
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50 Anagrams
Fill in the missing words m the sentences below Each missing word can be formed by changrng the letters of the word m bold type after each sentence Look at the example first
She can’t hear you, I’m afraid Shes deaf- fade
1 The shopkeeper saw the woman a box of chocolates slate
2 He was a tall man with a thick, bushy bread
3 [have a weakness for cakes and chocolates I just can’t them sister
4 Pass me the ; please last
5 We were dazzled by the of the car’s headlights large
6 A large cloud of filled the room as the kettle started to boil meats
7 The sewers were full of star
8 We'll have to walk The 1s Out of order flit
9 We stopped to watch the soldiers across the square charm
10 It felt cold as the sun suddenly disappeared behind a could
11 The bird was sitting on the when we first saw 1t tens
14 There are still many children leaving school who can’t dare
15 Learning to walk again after the accident was a process owls
16 The famous actor first appeared on the at the age of seven gates
19 Do you think tt’s possible to a tiger? meat
20 Whilst pruning the roses she got a large in her finger north
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bark, growl, whine bay
bleat bray cackle, hiss caw chatter chirp cluck, cackle coo
croak crow gobbie grunt, squeal hiss
hoot howl hum low, moo neigh, whinny purr, mew quack roar
trumpet
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Write the following words under the correct heading (five words under each)
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5 4 Choose the word 4
Underline the word which best completes the following sentences
The driver (a turned b swerved c curved d steered) to avoid hitteng the dog
2 The police (a charged b convicted c accused d arrested) him for burglary
3 Many people (a criticized b disapproved c complained d objected) about the bad behaviour of soccer fans in the town centre after the match
4 {can’t wear red It just doesn’t (a suit b fit c match d agree with) me
5 Three prisoners (a broke out b released c escaped d eloped) from jail at the weekend
6 Are you (a keen b interested c enthusiastic d eager) in applying for the post as assistant manager?
7 My father hates any sort of change He 1s very (a fixed b old-fashioned
c stubborn d set) in his ways
8 Her parents were very (a worried b sorry c insulted d stra:med) when she didn’t phone to say she had arrived home safely
9 ‘Lcan’t lend you any money, John I’ma bit (a hard up b short c scarce d low) of cash myself at the moment ’
10 You shouldn’t leave your bike out in the rain It will get (a rotten b rusty
cmouldy d decayed)
11 Take no (a account b notice c attention d regard) of him — he’s only teasing you!
12 There was a fifteen-minute (a pause b gap ¢ break d interval) between the first and second act of the play
13 I’m sorry I said that, Mary It wasn’t my (a meaning b purpose c intention
d plan) to hurt you
14 He went to live on the coast for the (a sake b reason ccare d improvement) of his health
15 When you buy shares, your mvestment 1s always at (a danger b trouble c chance
d risk) since share prices can go down as well as go up
16 Take an umbrella with you (a even though b despite cin case d because) it rains
17 We're gomg to miss this train (a provided b unless cif din spite of) we hurry up
18 He went to live in France for a year (a so that b because of cin order d there-
fore) he could pick up the language
19 (a At the end b Sooner or later cIn time d At last) the bus came after we had been waiting for nearly half an hour
20 Everyone’s been mvited to the party (a apart bexcept c but d with the
exception) for Cathy
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55 Adjective + noun combinations
Complete the phrases on the left with the most suitable adjective Choose from the words on the right Use each adjective once only,
fatal ferocious flat fragrant gifted golden identical memorable practical residential roaring rough rugged thorough torrential
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Find the missing words in the table below Number | has been done for you
to reserve something you read 1 ô OlokK
3 someone with no settled home or job to
walk with firm, heavy steps
4 an animal sound found on a tree
vast area outside the Earth’s atmosphere a
6 a building for horses firm, steady
7 ajourney to lose balance
8 a dark red wine the left side of a ship
9 where you live begin to speak to a group
10 a type of pillar to send a letter 1
11 a fruit go out with girlfriend or boyfriend "
17 a measurement an enclosed area
19 a place where rubbish is dumped extra 18
19
money given to waiters, etc
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5 7 ‘Daft’ definitions
Match the definitions (1-20) below with a suitable word (a-t) on the right Write your answer in the boxes at the bottom of the page
1 A man who always remembers a woman's birthday a adult
2 A police uniform
5 Someone who is nice to meat
6 Using someone else’s telephone
8 Something that keeps you poor all your life so that
you can die rich
9 A person who gets paid for watching television
10 A person who slips on the stairs and just before he i diplomat
dies claims that someone pushed him
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g celebrity
h cigarettes
11 A person who works hard all his life in order to
become famous and then wears dark glasses to avoid k expert
12 A good walk spoilt
m golf
13 Whoosh! Then walk a mile
15 To take your time
17 Feeling sophisticated but being unable to pronounce it P Jury
18 Twelve people chosen to decide who has the best q lawsuit
19 A poor man’s credit card
20 Someone who takes a subject you know and makes it
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mortuary (morgue —
American English) inaudible
congregation
stamina ambidextrous insomma
archipelago
biography apologised/apologized surgeon
hangover
bumper ward
somehow collided (possibly crashed) nephew
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run out of
go along with called off
go in for look after
came up with
takes after
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